2024 winners
Junior Research Grant
Sigrún Thorsteinsdóttir
Topic: Improving the diagnosis and management of smoldering multiple myeloma using analyses of peripheral blood
University of Iceland
Iceland
Lakshmi Sandhow
Topic: Endothelial cell plasticity as a therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia
Cochin Institute
France
Helga Simon Molas
Topic: Optimizing combination treatment of targeted agents and T-cell engagers in CLL, a metabolic approach
Amsterdam University Medical Center
The Netherlands
Femke Hormann
Topic: Towards more effective nucleoside analogue treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Karolinska Institutet
Sweden
Vaclav Seda
Topic: The FoxO1-GAB1 axis regulates the microenvironmental interactions of AML cells
CEITEC Masaryk University
Czechia
Advanced Research Grant
Alba Maiques Diaz
Topic: Unravelling the functional role and therapeutic potential of transcription factors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Consorci d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer
Spain
Serena Scala
Topic: Studying clonal complexity and functional properties of long-term engrafted human Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells after gene therapy
Ospedale San Raffaele S.R.L.
Italy
Mathijs Sanders
Topic: Drivers of secondary acute myeloid leukemia: internalizing the external
Erasmus University Medical Center
The Netherlands
Virginia Turati
Topic: Predictive modelling based on tracking clonal evolution in childhood leukaemia as a tool understand the biology of treatment resistance and guide the design of new therapeutic protocols
Lund University
Sweden
Rachel Thijssen
Topic: Role of monosomy 7 in venetoclax resistance in acute myeloid leukaemia
Amsterdam UMC
The Netherlands
Physician Scientists’ Research Grant
Camille Bigenwald
Topic: MACROCAR: Contribution of lymph node macrophages to CAR T cells resistance
Institut Gustave Roussy
France
Simon Richardson
Topic: Characterisation and targeting of disordered B lineage progenitor states in CREBBP-mutated B cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Delfim Duarte
Topic: Investigating the role of iron in TET2 clonal hematopoiesis
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular
Portugal
Tim Dekker
Topic: Unleashing the force of the tumor microenvironment through immunomodulatory therapies in follicular lymphoma
Leiden University Medical Center
The Netherlands
Topic-in-Focus Advanced Research Grant
Enrica Federti
Topic: Understanding the role of macrophages at single cell level in sickle cell related pulmonary hypertension
University of Verona
Italy
Bilateral Collaborative Grant
Simón Méndez-Ferrer
Topic: The role of cholinergic signaling on immune cell metabolism, acute graft-versus-host disease pathogenesis and graft-versus-tumour effect
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Petya Apostolova
Topic: The role of cholinergic signaling on immune cell metabolism, acute graft-versus-host disease pathogenesis and graft-versus-tumour effect
Basel University Hospital
Switzerland
Björn Chapuy
Topic: Decoding the Role of the Noncoding Genome in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (noncoDLBCL)
Charité, University Medicine Berlin
Germany
Biola Javierre
Topic: Decoding the Role of the Noncoding Genome in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (noncoDLBCL)
Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Spain
Immacolata Andolfo
Topic: Dissecting the role of PIEZO1 in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells to identify new druggable targets for iron overload
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Italy
Martina Muckenthaler
Topic: Dissecting the role of PIEZO1 in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells to identify new druggable targets for iron overload
University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Germany
Research Mobility Grant
Luigia Valsecchi
Topic: Identification of MSI2 direct targets in KMT2A-rearranged infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia through HyperTRIBE system
Fondazione IRCCS, San Gerardo dei Tintori
Italy
Cassandre Petit
Topic: Immune responses after CALR targeted therapies
Institut Paoli Calmette - Aix Marseille University
France
Maria Magallon Mosella
Topic: Studying the Role of Bone Marrow Niche in GATA2 Deficiency (BMN-G2D)
Fundació Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge – IDIBEL
Spain
David Fernando Moreno Fajardo
Topic: Single cell whole genome interrogation of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma patients after anti-BCMA CAR T cell ARI0002h therapy
Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (FRCB-IDIBAPS)
Spain
Markéta Racková
Topic: Evaluating the application of cfDNA analysis in studying the pathogenesis of pediatric PTLDs
Charles University
Czechia
Giulia Vari
Topic: High-throughput miRNA functional screening to identify regulators predictive of response to novel treatment in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients
IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute and “Sapienza” University
Italy
Eliška Jandová
Topic: Epigenetic regulation of CD123
Charles University
Czechia
Veronika Zimolová
Topic: Investigating the role of CMTR1 in erythrocytosis using iPSCs
Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Czechia
Rathick Sivalingam
Topic: Characterization of RNA-binding proteins in acute myeloid leukemia driven by the KMT2A-MLLT3 fusion oncogene
University of Basel
Switzerland
Ismael de la Iglesia San Sebastian
Topic: Unraveling Mechanisms of Response in CAR T-Cell Therapy in T Cell Lymphomas: A Single-Cell RNAseq Approach
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
Spain
Angelica Varesi
Topic: Leveraging mechanical forces for gene therapies
University Health Network, University of Toronto
Canada
Sophie Hordijk
Topic: Optical imaging of Weibel-Palade body exocytosis in patient-derived endothelial cells to unravel the impact of pathogenic MADD mutations on Von Willebrand factor secretion
Erasmus Medical Center
The Netherlands
Natalie Wickli
Topic: The role of CXCR4 in synchronised erythropoiesis of human pluripotent stem cells
Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology Thurgau
Switzerland
Dusan Nemec
Topic: Testing of GSH metabolism perturbations as a leukemia treatment strategy.
First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
Czechia
Esther Prados de la Torre
Topic: Immunopeptidome analysis in AML
University of Córdoba
Spain
Marco Maria Sindoni
Topic: Spectral Pipeline for Efficient Cytometric High-Throughput Analysis
University of Milano-Bicocca
Italy
Aimilia Vareli
Topic: Disentangling NF-κΒ and BCL2 in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
Brighton and Sussex Medical School
United Kingdom
Innovation Grant
Paolo Gallipoli
Topic: Optimising therapies targeting fatty acid desaturation in AML
Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London
United Kingdom
Jean-Emmanuel Sarry
Topic: Optimising therapies targeting fatty acid desaturation in AML
Cancer Research Institute of Montpellier
France
Vilma Dembitz
Topic: Optimising therapies targeting fatty acid desaturation in AML
University of Zagreb
Croatia
Shahram Kordasti
Topic: The International Integrative Innovative Immunology for MDS (i4MDS)
King's College London
United Kingdom
Uwe Platzbecker
Topic: The International Integrative Innovative Immunology for MDS (i4MDS)
Leipzig University
Germany
Wolfgang Kern
Topic: The International Integrative Innovative Immunology for MDS (i4MDS)
MLL Labs
Germany
António Almeida
Topic: The International Integrative Innovative Immunology for MDS (i4MDS)
Hospital de Luz Lisboa
Portugal
Oscar Brück
Topic: Large-Scale Screening of Myeloid Neoplastic Precursor States using Blood Cell Morphology (MorphoSCREEN)
Helsinki University Hospital
Finland
Jette Lengefeld
Topic: Large-Scale Screening of Myeloid Neoplastic Precursor States using Blood Cell Morphology (MorphoSCREEN)
Karolinska Insitutet
Sweden
Brankica Simac
Topic: Large-Scale Screening of Myeloid Neoplastic Precursor States using Blood Cell Morphology (MorphoSCREEN)
Dubrava University Hospital
Croatia
Torsten Haferlach
Topic: Large-Scale Screening of Myeloid Neoplastic Precursor States using Blood Cell Morphology (MorphoSCREEN)
Munich Leukemia Laboratory
Germany
Kick-off Grant
Zivojin Jevtic
Topic: Exploring a novel chromatin-related dependency of AML initiation
University of Basel
Switzerland
Bernhard Zdársky
Topic: Unraveling the interactome of STAT3 isoforms in acute myeloid leukemia
Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences
Austria
Carlos Minutti
Topic: A nutrition-immunity axis mediating conventional dendritic cell development in the bone marrow
The Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Portugal
Matthias Vanderkerken
Topic: Decoding immune suppressive networks driving clonal progression in CLL
Antwerp University Hospital
Belgium
Alexander Waclawiczek
Topic: Kicking-off the clonal heterogeneity of Acute Myeloid leukemia with monocytic phenotype
German Cancer Research Center
Germany
Mariateresa Pettinato
Topic: Unraveling the role of kielin/chordin-like protein KCP as a novel activator of the BMP-SMAD pathway and hepcidin in hepatocytes
Ospedale San Raffaele
Italy
Damia Romero Moya
Topic: Deciphering the crosstalk between BM niche and hematopoietic stem cells in GATA2 deficiency
IDIBELL (Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute)
Spain
Natividad Alquezar
Topic: Revealing metabolites modulating immunosuppression in AML-TME #ReveAL
Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Spain
Marius Külp
Topic: Transfer RNA (tRNA) perturbations regulate hematopoietic differentiation and malignancy
Goethe University Hospital Frankfurt
Germany
Vincent Cuminetti
Topic: Sucnr1 in the mesenchymal-adipocytic lineage of the HSC niche (MAdSuc)
University of Oslo
Norway
Celine Philippe
Topic: Elucidate the role of IRE1α in inflammatory driven clonal hematopoiesis
Université de Rennes
France
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